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Players at the BC Lions’ Indigenous Youth Program (IYP) flag football tournament at Tom Binnie Park in Surrey on Sunday, April 28. (Contributed photo: Steven Chang/BC Lions)

QUIZ: Are you ready for summer sports?

The warm months offer plenty of opportunity for physical activity

 

Canoe race teams from across Western Canada on Skaha Lake in Penticton on May 11. (Logan Lockhart/Western News)

Penticton selected as host for Canadian Outrigger Distance Championships

Races will take place on Okanagan Lake this September

 

In the specially outfitted Grey Cup Festival caravan, the Grey Cup Festival Tour of B.C., powered by LiUNA Local 1611, will make its way through the province, beginning May 31. Photo courtesy 2024 Grey Cup Festival

Grey Cup Festival Tour of B.C. is coming to a town near you

Summer-long tour kicks off May 31; Grey Cup tickets on sale June 4

  • May 27, 2024

 

Arturs Silovs has rocketed up the Vancouver Canucks’ depth chart this post-season, going from third-string goalie to starter in pivotal elimination games. Silovs (31) defends the goal against the Nashville Predators during the second period in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-George Walker IV

‘You just have to be always ready’: Canucks’ Silovs embracing playoff time

Usually a 3rd-string goalie, Silovs backstopped the Vancouver team to 2 wins in recent weeks

Arturs Silovs has rocketed up the Vancouver Canucks’ depth chart this post-season, going from third-string goalie to starter in pivotal elimination games. Silovs (31) defends the goal against the Nashville Predators during the second period in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-George Walker IV
Gavin McKenna had a hat trick and added an assist as Canada rallied past the United States 6-4 on Sunday to win gold at the under-18 men’s world hockey championship. McKenna celebrates his 3-3 equalizer on power play during the 2024 IIHF ice hockey U18 world championships final match between the United States and Canada in Espoo, Finland, Sunday, May 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lehtikuva, Jussi Nukari, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Canada beats U.S. 6-4 to win under-18 men’s world hockey championship

It marks Canada’s 5th time taking home the gold title since the tournament began in 1999

Gavin McKenna had a hat trick and added an assist as Canada rallied past the United States 6-4 on Sunday to win gold at the under-18 men’s world hockey championship. McKenna celebrates his 3-3 equalizer on power play during the 2024 IIHF ice hockey U18 world championships final match between the United States and Canada in Espoo, Finland, Sunday, May 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lehtikuva, Jussi Nukari, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Suspension of the British Columbia Ball Hockey Association isn’t expected to have a direct impact on regional groups like the Langley-based Valley Ball Hockey Association. (Langley Advance Times files)

B.C. ball hockey association suspended by national governing body

Allegations against B.C. body include alleged sex offender on association board

Suspension of the British Columbia Ball Hockey Association isn’t expected to have a direct impact on regional groups like the Langley-based Valley Ball Hockey Association. (Langley Advance Times files)
Female baseball players practice the game. Baseball BC is launching the province’s first B.C. girls baseball league, coming to Surrey Canadian Baseball Association’s Lionel Courchene Park starting in June. (Photo courtesy Baseball BC)

Baseball-playing girls get a league of their own in Surrey this summer

Baseball BC to launch regional league at Lionel Courchene Park starting June 22

Female baseball players practice the game. Baseball BC is launching the province’s first B.C. girls baseball league, coming to Surrey Canadian Baseball Association’s Lionel Courchene Park starting in June. (Photo courtesy Baseball BC)
Bradley Smith will be cruising a portion of the Trans-Canada Trail in June on his electric mountain skateboard to break three Guinness World Records, including longest skateboard journey (Photos courtesy of Bradley Smith)

B.C. skateboarder to cruise over the Rockies in Guinness World Record bid

Bradley Smith is attempting to break three world records for electric skateboarding

Bradley Smith will be cruising a portion of the Trans-Canada Trail in June on his electric mountain skateboard to break three Guinness World Records, including longest skateboard journey (Photos courtesy of Bradley Smith)
Vernon’s Lillian Marchand, who is also a member of the Okanagan Indian Band, is continuing her dominance in the BJJ space, winning gold and silver at the Pan-Am competition in Florida. (Lillian Marchand Instagram)

Okanagan teen grapples for gold at Pan-American jiu-jitsu competition

Lillatron, the brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete, claimed gold in the purple belt medium division

Vernon’s Lillian Marchand, who is also a member of the Okanagan Indian Band, is continuing her dominance in the BJJ space, winning gold and silver at the Pan-Am competition in Florida. (Lillian Marchand Instagram)
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada perform their free dance in the ice dance competition at the 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Saturday, March 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Canada’s Gilles, Poirier claim ice dance silver at figure skating worlds

The pair skated to the soundtrack of ‘Wuthering Heights’ for an audience of 8,000

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada perform their free dance in the ice dance competition at the 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Saturday, March 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Chilliwack ultra runner Ihor Verys begins the fourth lap of the infamously difficult Barkley Marathon in Tennessee, on March 21, 2024. Race creator Lazarus Lake holds a Ukrainian flag to show his support for the Ukrainian-born runner. (Photo by @howiesternphoto)

B.C. ultra runner Ihor Verys leading the pack at Barkley Marathons

Photo emerges from secretive event of Verys passing race creator Lazarus Lake at start of 4th lap

Chilliwack ultra runner Ihor Verys begins the fourth lap of the infamously difficult Barkley Marathon in Tennessee, on March 21, 2024. Race creator Lazarus Lake holds a Ukrainian flag to show his support for the Ukrainian-born runner. (Photo by @howiesternphoto)
Kayla Shepard placed fourth in the 59kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Delhi, India in July 2023. (Commonwealth Games)

Kelowna weightlifter goes toe-to-toe with world’s best in Thailand

Kayla Shepard, from the Kelowna Vikings Weightlifting Club, will represent Canada on the world stage

Kayla Shepard placed fourth in the 59kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Delhi, India in July 2023. (Commonwealth Games)
The Canadian men’s national cricket team holds a scouting session at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria on April 28, 2023. B.C.’s main cricket organization has recently been roiled by controversy over voting that spilled into BC Supreme Court. (Austin Westphal/Black Press Media files)

Courts order new vote for BC Cricket’s leadership, oust president

Clubs in Langley, Nanaimo among many singled out for irregular voting at AGM

The Canadian men’s national cricket team holds a scouting session at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria on April 28, 2023. B.C.’s main cricket organization has recently been roiled by controversy over voting that spilled into BC Supreme Court. (Austin Westphal/Black Press Media files)
Canadian Jade Masson-Wong is shown celebrating her win over American Taylor Starling at BKFC 43 on May 19, 2023, at Liberty First Arena, in Omaha, Nebraska in this handout photo. Quebec City’s Jade Masson-Wong needed just one minute to knock out American Gabrielle Roman on Saturday night in the main event of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s first-ever show in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Masson-Wong wins at first Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship card in Canada

Quebec City athlete took just 1 minute to knock out her opponent Saturday

Canadian Jade Masson-Wong is shown celebrating her win over American Taylor Starling at BKFC 43 on May 19, 2023, at Liberty First Arena, in Omaha, Nebraska in this handout photo. Quebec City’s Jade Masson-Wong needed just one minute to knock out American Gabrielle Roman on Saturday night in the main event of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s first-ever show in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Shea Weber, right, and Jim Hughson share a laugh after the former Montreal Canadiens defenceman was announced as among the inductees into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024. (Logan Lockhart/Western News)

Carey Price, Shea Weber headline BC Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024

‘I was just a young boy from Sicamous playing minor hockey dreaming of playing in the NHL’: Weber

Shea Weber, right, and Jim Hughson share a laugh after the former Montreal Canadiens defenceman was announced as among the inductees into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024. (Logan Lockhart/Western News)
Canada’s Sophie De Goede grabs Great Britain’s Abi Burton during Vancouver Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Canadian women’s squad finish third at HSBC SVNS, men finish 12th

Women beat Australia while men lost to Spain at B.C. Place on Sunday

Canada’s Sophie De Goede grabs Great Britain’s Abi Burton during Vancouver Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A Hockey Canada logo is seen on the door to the organizations head office in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. Hockey Canada says Alberta will host the world junior hockey championship in 2027. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta to host world junior hockey championship in 2027

Cities and venues yet to be announced

A Hockey Canada logo is seen on the door to the organizations head office in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. Hockey Canada says Alberta will host the world junior hockey championship in 2027. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Black Press reporter Jordy Cunningham interviewing Jaime Wong, assistant judo coach for Zone 5. (Brittany Webster/Black Press)

Judo athlete turned coach returns to BC Winter Games

Jaime Wong competed in judo in two previous games

  • Feb 24, 2024
Black Press reporter Jordy Cunningham interviewing Jaime Wong, assistant judo coach for Zone 5. (Brittany Webster/Black Press)
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, slides a curling rock into place for Emilie Poulin as she prepares take a shot during an Invictus Games wheelchair curling training camp, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 is scheduled to take place from Feb. 8 to 16, 2025 and will for the first time feature winter sports. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Prince Harry wraps visit to B.C., promises ‘epic week’ for 2025 Invictus Games

Prince founded the games for wounded, injured or sick service personnel and veterans about a decade ago

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, slides a curling rock into place for Emilie Poulin as she prepares take a shot during an Invictus Games wheelchair curling training camp, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 is scheduled to take place from Feb. 8 to 16, 2025 and will for the first time feature winter sports. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Kelowna’s Abby Cook played nine games for Minnesota in the PWHL’s inaugural season before being traded to Boston, the first trade in league history. (Kelly Hagenson/@abbycook9/Instagram)

‘Can’t even describe it’: Kelowna’s Abby Cook making a name for herself in PWHL

After nine games with Minnesota, Cook was traded to Boston, the first trade in PWHL history

Kelowna’s Abby Cook played nine games for Minnesota in the PWHL’s inaugural season before being traded to Boston, the first trade in league history. (Kelly Hagenson/@abbycook9/Instagram)